In politics a capable ruler must be guided by circumstances, conjectures and conjunctions.
Catherine II

I am clearly vulnerable on the question of socializing under circumstances not appropriate for a married man.
Chuck Robb

As a teenager I had no idea that I had the potential to win an Olympic gold medal and my athletic career developed only by lucky circumstances.
Peter Snell

You are an extremely valuable, worthwhile, significant person even though your present circumstances may have you feeling otherwise.
James Newman

The assumption must be that those who can see value only in tradition, or versions of it, deny man's ability to adapt to changing circumstances.
Stephen Bayley

If all the circumstances of acting are made to easy, then there's no grain of sand to make the pearl.
Peter Sarsgaard

If thou art master to thyself, circumstances shall harm thee little.
Martin Farquhar Tupper

The secret of happiness is the determination to be happy always, rather than wait for outer circumstances to make one happy.
J. Donald Walters

Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise.
Samuel Lover

It was hard enough to drive those heavy old cars back then under normal circumstances, but with a crazed monkey clawing you at the same time, it becomes nearly impossible!
Tim Flock

People care and are willing to help me out my desperate circumstances.
Sam Worthington

We, too, must change as circumstances evolve.
Baldwin Spencer

Happiness is an attitude of mind, born of the simple determination to be happy under all outward circumstances.
J. Donald Walters

So often we try to alter circumstances to suit ourselves, instead of letting them alter us, which is what they are meant to do.
Mother Maribel

Fortuitous circumstances constitute the moulds that shape the majority of human lives, and the hasty impress of an accident is too often regarded as the relentless decree of all ordaining fate.
Olympia Brown

Whether you're winning or losing, it is important to always be yourself. You can't change because of the circumstances around you.
Cotton Fitzsimmons

Dwell upon the brightest parts in every prospect... and strive to be pleased with the present circumstances.
Abraham Tucker

To lose a son under those circumstances - a violent death like my son went through, it just puts a burden on your heart.
Brian Jones

This is really high on the priority list of tribal concerns. This is a cash cow in many circumstances, and tribes are concerned about protection of tribal assets.
Jack Abramoff

We are responsible for actions performed in response to circumstances for which we are not responsible.
Allan Massie